[Pao|o]

What steps can I take to test the integrity of my hdd? I experienced this problem below and would like to know if I am better off RMAing the hDD.

Verify and Repair disk “Master 160”
Checking HFS Plus volume.
Invalid B-tree node size
Volume check failed.

Error: The underlying task reported failure on exit


1 HFS volume checked
1 volume could not be repaired because of an error

[bowwowman]

Get DiskWarrior NOW!
Use it,
be happy!

if D/W does NOT fix it (doubtful), then RMA the HD

[tooki]

Reformat the disk. If it works reliably, it's good. The error you list sounds like a software problem, not hardware failure.

tooki

[bighead]

I agree with the previous two posters. I'd run DiskWarrior on the drive, then copy off all of the data. Once you're in the clear with your data, zero out the drive and see how it goes afterwards. However, if you're running anything like LimeWire, Poisoned, or Acquisition, don't be surprised to see directory corruption as a recurring issue. LimeWire is the worst offender, but I've seen the other two doing damage recently.

If, after zeroing, you get spontaneous directory corruption without running apps that cause corruption, I'd look into RMAing the drive.

[videoz]

I'm using Tiger in PM G5. Think I've got similar problem. Lots of program crashes and freezes. Reformatted once and it was OK for a while but now it's happening again. I have been using Limewire. Disc Repair says "Invalid volume file count - should be 301469 instead of 301474 - volume Internal 160 could not be repaired after 3 attempts." Should I also try Disc Warrior or just reformat?